LTC Properties (LTC) Competitors

LTC Properties (NYSE:LTC) and Ryman Hospitality Properties (NYSE:RHP) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation and profitability.

Is LTC or RHP more profitable?

LTC Properties has a net margin of 40.60% compared to Ryman Hospitality Properties' net margin of 13.35%. Ryman Hospitality Properties' return on equity of 56.37% beat LTC Properties' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
LTC Properties	40.60%	9.09%	4.37%
Ryman Hospitality Properties	13.35%	56.37%	5.76%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer LTC or RHP?

Ryman Hospitality Properties received 15 more outperform votes than LTC Properties when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.33% of users gave Ryman Hospitality Properties an outperform vote while only 56.35% of users gave LTC Properties an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
LTC Properties	Outperform Votes 333 56.35%	Underperform Votes 258 43.65%
Ryman Hospitality Properties	Outperform Votes 348 57.33%	Underperform Votes 259 42.67%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in LTC or RHP?

69.3% of LTC Properties shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.5% of Ryman Hospitality Properties shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of LTC Properties shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of Ryman Hospitality Properties shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer LTC or RHP?

LTC Properties currently has a consensus price target of $33.40, indicating a potential downside of 12.43%. Ryman Hospitality Properties has a consensus price target of $118.29, indicating a potential upside of 16.25%. Given Ryman Hospitality Properties' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Ryman Hospitality Properties is more favorable than LTC Properties.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
LTC Properties	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
Ryman Hospitality Properties	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86

Does the media refer more to LTC or RHP?

In the previous week, LTC Properties had 1 more articles in the media than Ryman Hospitality Properties. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for LTC Properties and 6 mentions for Ryman Hospitality Properties. Ryman Hospitality Properties' average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat LTC Properties' score of 0.36 indicating that Ryman Hospitality Properties is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
LTC Properties	0 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Ryman Hospitality Properties	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, LTC or RHP?

LTC Properties has a beta of 0.89, suggesting that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ryman Hospitality Properties has a beta of 1.64, suggesting that its share price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings & valuation, LTC or RHP?

Ryman Hospitality Properties has higher revenue and earnings than LTC Properties. LTC Properties is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ryman Hospitality Properties, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
LTC Properties	$197.24M	8.41	$89.74M	$1.92	19.86
Ryman Hospitality Properties	$2.16B	2.82	$311.22M	$4.83	21.07

Is LTC or RHP a better dividend stock?

LTC Properties pays an annual dividend of $2.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. Ryman Hospitality Properties pays an annual dividend of $4.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. LTC Properties pays out 118.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Ryman Hospitality Properties pays out 91.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Summary

Ryman Hospitality Properties beats LTC Properties on 16 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.